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With the Coronavirus, It’s Again Trump vs. Mother Nature NewsColony Today’s news quiz: What do these data points have in common? Jan. 22: President Trump is asked by CNBC : “Are there worries about a pandemic at this point?” Trump answers: “No. Not at all. And we’re, we have it totally under control. It’s one person coming in from China. … It’s — going to be just fine.” Jan. 31: Moving to counter the spreading coronavirus outbreak, Trump bars entry by most foreign nationals who had recently visited China. Feb. 25: Trump’s top economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, declares : “We have contained this. I won’t say airtight, but pretty close to airtight.” March 9: Trump tweets : “Nothing is shut down, life & the economy go on. At this moment there are 546 confirmed cases of CoronaVirus, with 22 deaths.” March 13: Fox Business host Lou Dobbs shows off on his program a chart of the day’s 1,985-point Dow Jones rise. The chart was autographed and sent by Trump, who seemed to sugges...